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The Ancient Greek City of Corinth By Caylin , Lily, Althea, and Cassie

The Ancient Greek City of Corinth By Caylin , Lily, Althea, and Cassie. PEGS. Political. If you live in Corinth, you are a Corinthian Never reached the power of Sparta or Athens In 655BCE, a tyrant named Cypselus controlled the government

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The Ancient Greek City of Corinth By Caylin , Lily, Althea, and Cassie

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  1. The Ancient Greek City of CorinthBy Caylin, Lily, Althea, and Cassie

  2. PEGS Political • If you live in Corinth, you are a Corinthian • Never reached the power of Sparta or Athens • In 655BCE, a tyrant named Cypseluscontrolled the government • Cypselus’s son dictated the city of Corinth for 40 years • Periander, Cypselus’s son, brought more law and order to Corinth using dictatorship • Was a dictatorship and a monarchy

  3. Economical • P • EGS • Imported food, precious metals, and animal products • Invented own coinage • Made traders use their currency and there was a tax fee in the trade of coinage • Had a problem with unemployment • Created a public works place to help with unemployment • Exported olives, grapes, spices, and timber • Built 2 kinds of ships( war and trading)

  4. P • E • G • S Geographical • Located on Balkan Peninsula • Summers are hot and dry • Winters were moderate and often rainy • Landscape was hilly • Terrain is rocky • 1/5 of land was suitable for farming • Island were mostly mountain peaks • Located on coast • Corinth was located only • 48 miles south of Athens

  5. PEG • S Social • Boys were schooled ages 7-14 • They studied 10 main subjects • All boys went to military school for at least 2 years • Where your family stood on financial status determined what school you attended • Were excellent traders on the sea

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